Student & Graduate Stories

My work experience placement at the British Red Cross

9 June 2022

Work experience is a practical and effective use of time that can help you develop future abilities and completing it outside of your academia can really help you branch out. I did a summer placement with the British Red Cross (BRC) and learned a lot from all aspects of the process. The application process was… Read more » about My work experience placement at the British Red Cross

The end of an era, the start of my career

7 June 2022

After studying BA (Hons) Social Work for nearly 3 years, my degree is coming to an end. Final year at university can feel pretty daunting and full on, but for me I found myself making the most of all the offers and opportunities Bournemouth University have for us. In my final year, we experienced guest… Read more » about The end of an era, the start of my career

My morning routine as a final year university student

4 June 2022

Hey guys, Deadline season is in full swing so life is pretty hectic right now, but I still like to make sure I take some time to myself in the morning. So in this video watch along and follow me through my morning routine as a final year uni student! Emily 🙂

Working at Disney on my placement year

1 June 2022

Sadie is studying BSc (Hons) Games Software Engineering and has been on placement with Disney for the past year. She is just about to return to study for her final year. Here she talks about her experiences on placement and how it’s helped her to develop skills that she can put to use whilst at… Read more » about Working at Disney on my placement year

What it was like having our work exhibited in London

31 May 2022

Cristina Zaharia is a BA (Hons) Computer Animation Art and Design student at Bournemouth University. Below she shares with us her experiences of working in collaboration with her peers and Marta Klara Sadowska, who is an artist in residence at the Sarabande Foundation established by Lee Alexander McQueen. Ini lab is the first big project… Read more » about What it was like having our work exhibited in London

My experience working to a client brief

27 May 2022

I secured my role as 3D asset modeler in the group project which collaborated with London artist Marta Klara Sadowska. Marta is an artist in residence at the Sarabande Foundation, established by Lee Alexander McQueen. The project was first introduced to us for our group project unit in early 2022 as a presentation delivered by… Read more » about My experience working to a client brief

Abbie’s thoughts on the Business & Management Hacking for Sustainability Project

23 May 2022

This is a guest blog by BA (Hons) Business & Management student Abbie Wilson. Abbie shares what it was like to complete the new Hacking for Sustainability Project unit. Being one of the first students to complete the Hacking for Sustainability final year project unit* on the BA (Hons) Business & Management degree, I’d like… Read more » about Abbie’s thoughts on the Business & Management Hacking for Sustainability Project

My experience of Computing in Business week

20 May 2022

In this student blog by BSc (Hons) Forensic Computing and Security student AJ Cox, she gives an account of the preparations involved in first year computing event Computing in Business. This week long event for first year Computing and Informatics students involves them being given a brief to create a computing system for use by… Read more » about My experience of Computing in Business week

Preparing for life at university – an undergraduate and postgraduate perspective

18 May 2022

There are many aspects to consider when you are moving to university for the first time or returning for postgraduate study, varying across what accommodation you might be staying in (and what key items to bring) or what might be expected of students in the few months prior to the beginning of the course with… Read more » about Preparing for life at university – an undergraduate and postgraduate perspective

Bailey Point reception and the words Bailey Point

Why I love Bailey Point

16 May 2022

During the Easter holidays, I took advantage of there being no students around my Halls of Residence to give you an exclusive peak of the facilities and show you why I love Bailey Point! 🙂

What’s it like to study Operating Department Practice?

13 May 2022

This is a guest blog post by current student Cara Ginnifer, studying BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice. Hello, my name is Cara, I’m studying to be an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) and I wanted to let you know what it’s like to study ODP at Bournemouth University (BU) and why I think you’d enjoy it… Read more » about What’s it like to study Operating Department Practice?